Epidemiology of candidemia in Songklanagarind hospital

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 927-932

  Jutiamornlerd, Noppawan ^a   Chusri, Sarunyou ^a   Sirsipaitoon, Pisud ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Candidemia; Epidemiology; Songklanagarind hospital

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CANDIDEMIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MORTALITY; NEUTROPENIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THAILAND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961181705     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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